Between the breaths there was a pauseA down heart beat where everything stoppedNot a sign of dying but a moment of choiceAutomatic nervous system triggers another breathBut wait too long and it's a gaspSelf preservation instinctOur bodies are better at... Continue Reading →
When I finally slowed down enough to listen, I heard the quiet sobbing of emotions I'd been running fromFearing my feelings suffocating meI pushed them down and pushed onRunning faster, faster, until I couldn't And when everything stopped, I realizedThere... Continue Reading →
The resemblance was uncannySo badly I wanted to go with my initial instinctAnd lean into how irresistibly attractive he wasBut I kept pausingYes, he was stunningly attractive Those eyes that drew you inInnocent and mischievous all at the same timeThe... Continue Reading →
The kindest thing I can remember isn't one thingBut all the little momentsWhere time stood stillAnd love warmed my heartAlmost a slideshow of momentsFill me with love and make me pauseGetting out of myself and doing something meaningful for anotherOr... Continue Reading →
Holding my breath I surveyed the situation Knowing so many things didn't feel rightI had to make a changeBut I was oh so scared My head was dizzy thinking about it allSo I exhaled a long, almost defeated breathPushing it... Continue Reading →
Standing at the edge of tomorrow, I held my breath What would this new day bring?What would I create? I'm so tired of passing the daysOne not standing out from the nextI need to expect more from myself againNot wired... Continue Reading →
In the quiet darkness where thoughts take shape...I felt them creeping up my neck and into the base of my brainThey tried to go undetectedBut they were loud and menacingTaking on a life of their ownWith very specific nefarious intentions... Continue Reading →
When the noise of the silence got so loudI screamed out, testing my own voiceBut nothing came outI'd been silenced for so longI forgot what it was like to make noiseOr even how to make noise The silence wrapped around... Continue Reading →
He wouldn't even look at me, because he knew I was right To humble himself to concede to me Would be mortal shame, and that was beneath himMy gaze intensified, I was not going to let it goI had the... Continue Reading →